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Home My WebLink AboutORD 853 Traffic Control Devices at Designated Intersections ~t8'4 ..J,.l!liI<11 " ORDINANCE NO. 853 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT 'DESIGNATED INTERSECTIONS; REGULATING TRAFFIC MOVEMENT WEENFAC ED WITH VARmOUS SIGNAL LIGHT OR ARROWS; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES WHEN FACED'WITH FLASHING SIGNAIS; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR. VIOLATION;' PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND' A SAVINGS CLAUSE. Ii U BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: Section 1: Traffic control devices located at the hereinafter designated intersections in the City of West University Place are hereby declared to be officia~'traffic contro~ devices and the City Engineer and the Chief of Po~ice shal~ place and maintafn'traffic control signs, signa~s, and devices in accord- ance with this ordinance and other traffic ordinances of this city and IJli;I.y,o;place and maintain-such additional traffic control devices as may be deemed to be necessary to regulate traffic under the traffic ordinances of this city or under - State ~aw or to guide or warn traffic; such intersection being designated as 'follows: The intersection of Buffalo Speedway at University B~vd. The 'intersection of Buffalo Speedway at Sunset Blvd. The intersection of Buffalo Speedway at Rice Blvd. The intersection of Rice Blvd. at Edloe Street. The intersection of University'B~vd. at Edloe Street. The intersection ofUniversityB~vd. at Auden Street. The intersection of Weslayan Street at Rice Blvd. The intersection of Weslayan Street at Unive~sity. Q Section 2: Whenever traffic is 'control~ed by traffic control signals exhibiting the words "Go", "Caution", or "Stop"" or' exhibiting different colored lights successively one at a time, or with arrows, the following colors only shall be useQ. and said ,termS 'and lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as 'follows: (a) Green alone or "Go". (1) Vehicular traffic facing the signa~, may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at. such place prohibits either such turn. But ve- , hicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall y-iheld the right-of-way to other ve- hicles'and to, pedestrians lawfully within the in- . section or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited. (2) Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the rqadway within any marked' or ummarked cross- walk (unless otherwise directed by a ''Wait'' or "Don I t Walk" signal.) [: , , ; 185 Uill (b). Green arrows alone. (l) Vehicular traffic facing such signal may enter the intersection only to make the movement indi- catedby such arrow but shal~ yield the right-of- way' to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the interseetion. (2) Pedestrians facing such signals may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked cross- walk (unless otherwise directed by a "Wait" or "Don't walk" signal). (c) Yellow alone or "Caution" wheI;l shown following the 'green or "Go", signal. (1) Vehicular traffi(:, facing the signal is thereby warned that the red or "Stop" signal will be ex- hibited immediately thereafter. and such vehicular traffic shall not enter or be crossing the intersec- tion when the red or "Stop" signal is exhibited. [ (2) No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway until the green or "GO" is shown alone (unless authorized so to do by a pedestrian "Walk" signal). (d). Red alone or "Stop". (1) - Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop be- fore entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if Ilone, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until green or "Go" is shewn alone. (2) No pedesttian faCing such signal. shall enter the roadway until the green or "Go" is shown alone (unless authorized se> to do bya pedestrian ''Walk'' signal). ' (e) Red with green arrow or red with a sign permitting a tUrn on red. ul (l) Vehicular traffic facing such signal.'or sign and signals may ca;utiously enter the' intersection only to make the movement indicated by ,such ar!DOW or sign but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully wi1;;hin' a crosswalk and to other traffic~ lawfully using the intersection. (2). No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without , interfering with any vehicular traffic. _JilIIIIIIII' 11':, I' ',~ 'i n ~ 1.(:0 (f) In the event an official traffic control signal is erected and maintained at /:it place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as ,to those provisions whichby'their nature can have no applica~ion'.' ,P:.ny' stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made ,1:>ut in the a.bsence of any such sign or marking the stop sJ:;tall be made at the signal. Section 3: Whenever 'an illuminated flashing"red or yellow signal, is used in a traffic signor sign~l it shall' require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: ri , I I I U' ..., (1) , Flashing red (stopsignal)~ !Wherr~a red lens' is il- luminated with rapid' intermittent flashes, axi vers of , vehicles sha1+, stop before ente:ring the,nearest cross- walk at an intersecttGn or-at a limit line when marked, . , or, if none, then before' eI;ltering the intersection, and the'right to proceed sh~be subject to the rules ap- plicable after making a' stop at a stop sign. (2) F:I.ashing yellow (caution signal) . When a yellow lens, is illuminateq with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers , of vehicles may p~ceed through the intersection or ' past such s~gnal only with ca~tion. Section 4: The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of 0 any official traffic control device'applicable thereto placed in accordance with this ordinance unless otherwise direct$d by a police officer, subject to the exceptions, granted the driver of authorized emergency vehicle by other Ordinances of this'city. Section 5: Any person convicted of a'''violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be punished bya fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $200.00. , , 'r. ..J_ Section 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed insofar as the same ar~ in actual c~:mflict only. Section 7. If any part, or parts of this ordinance be invalid for any reason, such part or parts shall in no way affect any other part or parts that are valiq. Section 8. .This ordinance shall become effective upon, its passsage an~, publication of the. caption hereof~ PASSED and APPROVED this the llth day of January, 1965. . .~JJ(A1l//~thv. . MAYOR C ATTEST: ' +/dPlMlvv ~stant City Secretary